Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
Tribeca announces Storytellers Series talk with Michael Stipe
Courtesy of Tribeca FestivalNew York City's Tribeca Festival has announced a talk with R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, which will be part of their 2024 Storytellers Series.Stipe is set to appear at the ...
Apr 30, 2024
Deep Purple releases “Portable Door,” the first single from upcoming album '=1'
earMUSICDeep Purple has shared the first preview of their upcoming album, =1.The band just dropped the new single “Portable Door,” along with a video that has them performing the trac...
Apr 30, 2024
Slash & Wolfgang Van Halen reunite onstage for "Highway to Hell" cover
Disney/Greg WilliamsFollowing their acclaimed performance of "I'm Just Ken" during the Oscars, Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen have reunited onstage.The Mammoth WVH frontman joined the Guns N' Roses...
Apr 30, 2024
Joni Mitchell’s 'The Asylum Albums (1976-1980)' to be released in June
RhinoJoni Mitchell is once again revisiting her archives for a new collection coming in June.The Asylum Albums (1976-1980) will feature remastered versions of four albums: 1976’s Hejir...
Apr 30, 2024
'The Who’s Tommy', David Byrne earn Tony Award nominations
CBSNominees for the 2024 Tony Awards were announced on Tuesday, April 30, with The Who’s Tommy and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne both earning nominations.The Who’s Tommy is ...
Apr 30, 2024
On This Day, April 30, 1977: Led Zeppelin set new attendance record at the Pontiac Silverdome
On This Day, April 30, 1977...Led Zeppelin set a new attendance record when 76,229 fans came out to see them perform at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.According to Guinness Book of Record...
Apr 30, 2024
Sean Ono Lennon, Elvis Costello attend special screening of The Beatles’ 'Let It Be' in New York
Courtesy of Disney+The restored version of The Beatles 1970 documentary, Let It Be, was shown at a special screening in New York City on Monday, April 29, with stars like Sean Ono Lennon, El...
Apr 30, 2024
This house is not for sale: Jon Bon Jovi has no interest in cashing in on his catalog
ABC/Heidi GutmanBack in 2016, Bon Jovi released an album called This House Is Not For Sale, and that's currently where Jon Bon Jovi stands when it comes to cashing in on his catalog, as so many o...
Apr 30, 2024
George Harrison’s sitar sells for more than $66,000 at auction
Ann Limongello/ABCGeorge Harrison’s first sitar sold for more than expected at a recent auction.The instrument, which The Beatles member used during the recording sessions for “Norwegian W...
Apr 30, 2024
Sting to play October’s United States Grand Prix
Bruce Glikas/Getty ImagesSting is set to headline the Germania Insurance Super Stage during the Formula One Pirelli United States Grand Prix, happening October 18-20 in Austin, Texas.Sting is set to p...
Apr 29, 2024